The Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks presents special after-dark sessions on Thursday evenings throughout March. The Discover the Night Sky program is a unique experience allowing visitors to learn about the mysteries of the night sky. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to a chat with the Planetarium’s Astronomer, enjoy wine and cheese, and be immersed in a Planetarium experience. If weather permits, each session will conclude with stargazing through telescopes.

Each Discover the Night Sky evening will showcase a different aspect of the night sky.

Thursday 5 March:  Backyard Astronomy
It’s not just stars you can see in the night sky – planets, comets, shooting stars and satellites are all there if you know when and where to look. Navigate by the stars and discover how you can become a backyard astronomer.

Thursday 12 March:  Travel the Universe
We invite you on a tour of the Universe that will take you from Spotswood to the far reaches of space. You know the Universe is big, really big, but nothing can compare with experiencing it for yourself.

Thursday 19 March: Leaving Earth
It’s been 50 years since the first satellite was launched into space. Now one satellite – the International Space Station – is a permanent home. See what it’s like to live in space; why do we go there and where are we heading next?

Thursday 26 March:  Milky Way Galaxy
We live on one planet, orbiting one star, among the 400 billion-odd stars of our Milky Way Galaxy. It is a truly magnificent spectacle, a swirling mass of stars, gas and dust. But what do we know of our home galaxy? And how did we come to discover it?

Discover the Night Sky is part of a program run by Melbourne Planetarium to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. “This year marks 400 years since Galileo Galilei first turned a telescope to the sky”, said Dr Tanya Hill, Melbourne Planetarium Astronomer. “Discover the Night Sky encourages the everyday ‘backyard’ astronomer to be swept away by the beauty of the stars. Each week we delve into a different fascinating topic and reveal a little more about the mysteries of the Universe and beyond.”
Discover the Night Sky
Date: 5, 12, 19 and 26 March 2009
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Where: Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street, Spotswood. Melway 56, B1
Cost per session: $25 Adults, $20 MV Members, Season Pass (all 4 sessions): $85
Bookings essential: Phone 03 9392 4819 (Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm)

Get Ready to celebrate the Extended Edition Never-Before-Seen In Theatres!
The Wildcats are back and better than ever in the third and fabulous High School Musical instalment, with the release of High School Musical 3: Senior Year Extended Edition, only on Disney DVD from 8 April 2009!

Join your favourite teen songsters Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and Chad (Corbin Bleu) as they sing and dance with a fresh new crop of talented Wildcats and prepare to graduate from high school.

The High School Musical gang graduated to the big screen in High School Musical 3: Senior Year Extended Edition, the first High School Musical film to be released in theatres (High School Musical 1 and 2 were Disney Channel original movies). Now they graduate from high school and hit Disney DVD in the Extended Edition with never-before-seen song and dance numbers.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year follows Troy, Gabriella and their friends in the final stages of their high school days. The gang, having experienced so much, must prepare to move on from East High School and into their college years, and possibly, a future without one another.

In order to make every moment count and to celebrate the final few weeks together before they graduate, our East High friends do what they love to do best, stage a high school musical!

With incredibly catchy all-new musical numbers and stunning dance routines, including the opening smash Now Or Never, junk-yard spectacular The Boys Are Back, and the waltz number Can I Have This Dance, follow the gang as they sing and dance their way through the final basketball game of the season, senior prom and of course graduation.

Packed with fun, must-see bonus features including additional scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, hilarious bloopers, a sing-along version of the movie, song selections and backstage Disney specials including ‘Prom’ and ‘Graduation’, High School Musical 3: Senior Year Extended Edition is a must-have Disney DVD for the entire family this Easter as well as for all High School Musical fans!

Sydney, Australia – 4 March, 2009 – Apple today announced updates to 
its iMac and Mac mini desktop lines, including faster processors and 
twice the memory for all iMacs and a new Mac mini with powerful new 
integrated graphics. The entire iMac line comes with faster Intel Core 
2 Duo processors up to 3.06 GHz, the latest graphics technology, 
double the memory and up to one terabyte of storage. Delivering up to 
five times better graphics performance, the updated Mac mini now 
features the same groundbreaking NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated 
graphics introduced with the aluminium unibody MacBook family.* The 
Mac mini is the world’s most energy efficient desktop, drawing less 
than 13 watts of power when idle.** All iMac and Mac mini systems come 
with Mac OS X Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system, and 
iLife ’09, Apple’s unparalleled suite of consumer applications for 
managing and organising photos, making movies and creating and 
learning to play music.

The elegant, full-featured iMac line starts with the 20-inch iMac at a 
recommended retail price (RRP) of A$1,999 inc GST with a 2.66 GHz 
Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory, a 320GB 
Serial ATA hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics. 
The 24-inch iMac features a beautiful 1920-by-1200 pixel widescreen 
display that offers 30 percent more screen real estate than the 20-
inch model, and starts at RRP A$2,499 inc GST. The 24-inch iMac 
includes up to a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of 1066 MHz 
DDR3 memory, a 640GB or 1TB Serial ATA hard drive, and a variety of 
graphics technology from NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics to 
the NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 or ATI Radeon HD 4850 discrete graphics for 
ultimate performance.

Every iMac features a glossy display with a built-in iSight video 
camera, mic and speakers in a thin aluminium and glass design. The new 
iMac also includes a Mini DisplayPort connector for a pure digital 
signal to Apple’s new 24-inch LED Cinema Display with adapters 
available for DisplayPort, VGA, DVI and Dual-Link DVI displays. iMac 
includes built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth 
2.1+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; a total of six USB 2.0 ports (including two 
on the Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire 800 port.

Starting at RRP A$1,049 inc GST, the Mac mini is an innovative, tiny 
desktop measuring only 16.51 cm by 16.51 cm by 5.08 cm. Available in 
two models, Mac mini features a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up 
to 4GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, up to 320GB Serial ATA hard drive, 
five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 and a SuperDrive. The Mac mini 
features NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics for up to five times 
better graphics performance than before* and now with dual display 
support can drive two Apple or third-party displays with Mini 
DisplayPort or DVI connections. Using less than 13 watts of power at 
idle, up to 10 times less power than a typical desktop PC, the new Mac 
mini is the most energy efficient desktop in the world.**

Continuing Apple’s commitment to the environment, both iMac and Mac 
mini extend their leadership in green design. Both iMac and Mac mini 
exceed current Energy Star 4.0 requirements and are leading the 
industry as early adopters of the more stringent Energy Star 5.0 
requirements which will become effective later this year. Both iMac 
and Mac mini use PVC-free internal components and cables and contain 
no brominated flame retardants. Both iMac and Mac mini feature 
material-efficient system and packaging designs and use highly 
recyclable materials. Apple’s new desktop lineup joins its recently 
introduced aluminium unibody MacBook family in achieving EPEAT Gold 
status.***

Every Mac comes with Apple’s innovative iLife ’09 suite of 
applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and 
learning to play music. iLife ’09 features iPhoto, which introduces 
Faces and Places as breakthrough new ways to easily organise and 
manage your photos; iMovie with powerful easy-to-use new features such 
as Precision Editor, video stabilisation and advanced drag and drop; 
and GarageBand which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to 
play piano and guitar. Every Mac also includes Leopard, the world’s 
most advanced operating system which features Time Machine, an 
effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac; a 
redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files 
between multiple Macs; Quick Look, the best way to instantly see files 
without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive feature used to 
create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; Mail 
with easy setup and elegant, personalised stationery; and iChat, the 
most advanced video chat.

Apple also announced that its popular AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi 
Base Station and Time Capsule now feature simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 
GHz dual-band networking for optimal performance, range and 
compatibility. An innovative Guest Network feature allows setting up a 
secondary network for friends and visitors with Internet-only access 
so you don’t have to hand out your WiFi password. Time Capsule 
combines an 802.11n router and server-grade hard disk for automatic 
wireless back-up with Time Machine, and is immediately available in 
two models: a 500GB model for RRP A$479 inc GST and a 1TB model for 
RRP A$799 inc GST. The AirPort Extreme Base Station is also available 
immediately for a suggested retail price of RRP A$279 inc GST.****

Pricing & Availability
The new iMac and Mac mini lines are now shipping and available through 
the Apple Store (www.apple.com/au), Apple’s retail stores and Apple 
Authorised Resellers.

The new 20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of A$1,999 
inc GST, includes:
• 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;
• 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 
2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

The new 24-inch 2.66 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of A$2,499 
inc GST, includes:
• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
• 640GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 
2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

The new 24-inch 2.93 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of A$2,999 
inc GST, includes:
• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120; with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM memory;
• 640GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 
2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

The new 24-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of A$3,699 
inc GST, includes:
• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 130; with 512MB GDDR3 memory;
• 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 
2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

Build-to-order options and accessories for the iMac include: a 3.06 
GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, up to 1TB Serial 
ATA hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, or ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 
512MB GDDR3 memory on the 24-inch iMac, and up to 8GB DDR3 SDRAM and 
up to a 1TB Serial ATA hard drive on the 20-inch iMac. Additional 
options include: Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad, Apple Wireless 
Keyboard and Wireless Mighty Mouse; AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme 
Base Station, Time Capsule; Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, Mini 
DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), Mini 
DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple USB Modem, Apple Remote, the 
AppleCare Protection Plan; and pre-installed copies of iWork ’09, 
Logic Express 8, Final Cut Express 4 and Aperture 2.

The new 2.0 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of A$1,049 inc 
GST, includes:
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
• 1GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable up to 4GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
• 120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI for video output (adapters sold 
separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);
• five USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port; and
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both 
optical digital and analog.

The new 2.0 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of A$1,399 inc 
GST, includes:
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
• 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable up to 4GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI for video output (adapters sold 
separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);
• five USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port; and
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both 
optical digital and analog.

Build-to-order options and accessories for the Mac mini include: a 
2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 80GB, 250GB 
or 320GB 5400 hard drives. Additional options include: LED Cinema 
Display, Apple Keyboard, Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad, Apple 
Wireless Keyboard and Wireless Mighty Mouse; AirPort Express, AirPort 
Extreme Base Station, Time Capsule; Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, 
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), 
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple USB Modem, Apple Remote, the 
AppleCare Protection Plan; and pre-installed copies of iWork ’09, 
Logic Express 8, Final Cut Express 4 and Aperture 2.

*Testing conducted by Apple in January 2009 using preproduction Mac 
mini units with 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Based on Quake 4 
using 1280 x 1024 High Quality setting. Performance tests are 
conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate 
performance of Mac mini.

**Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed 
within the EPA Energy Star 4.0 database as of February 2009.

***EPEAT is an independent organisation that helps customers compare 
the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products 
meeting all of the 23 required criteria and at least 75 percent of the 
optional criteria are recognised as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT 
program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard 
for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more 
information visit www.epeat.net.

****AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule are based on an IEEE 802.11n 
draft specification. Actual performance will vary based on range, 
connection rate, site conditions, size of network and other factors.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the 
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the 
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation 
with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and 
professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital 
media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and 
iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its 
revolutionary iPhone.

Press Contacts:
John Marx
Apple
jmarx@asia.apple.com
(02) 8987 8399

Fiona Martin
Apple
fmartin@asia.apple.com
(02) 8987 8230

NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple’s PR website (www.apple.com/au/pr/)

-30-

© 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac 
OS, Macintosh, iMac, MacBook, Leopard, iLife, iSight, AirPort Extreme, 
FireWire, SuperDrive, iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, Time Machine, 
Finder, Spaces, iChat, Time Capsule, Apple Store, AirPort Express, 
AppleCare, iWork, Logic, Final Cut and Aperture are trademarks of 
Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their 
respective owners.

Sydney, Australia – 4 March, 2009 – Apple today introduced the new Mac 
Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system 
architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous 
generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at a recommended retail 
price (RRP) of A$4,499 inc GST and features the latest graphics 
technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier 
than before.

The new Mac Pro includes Intel Xeon processors running at speeds up to 
2.93 GHz, each with an integrated memory controller with three 
channels of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory that delivers up to 2.4 times the 
memory bandwidth while cutting memory latency up to 40 percent.** 
Every Mac Pro comes standard with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB 
of GDDR3 memory, a high-performance graphics card with nearly three 
times greater performance when compared to the previous generation 
system.*** An optional ATI Radeon HD 4870 is available for even more 
performance. With both a Mini DisplayPort and DVI port, the new Mac 
Pro provides out-of-the-box support for the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema 
Display, the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, or other DVI based 
displays.

An updated interior provides easy access to all components within the 
Mac Pro for hassle free expansion. The Mac Pro includes four direct-
attach cable-free hard drive carriers for installing up to 4TB of 
internal storage when using 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA drives. An 
optional cable-free Mac Pro RAID card delivers performance up to 550MB/
s**** and allows the four internal drive bays to be set up in RAID 0, 
1, 5, or 0+1 configurations for improved disk performance and 
redundant data protection.

Continuing Apple’s commitment to the environment, the new Mac Pro 
exceeds Energy Star 4.0 requirements and is leading the industry as an 
early adopter of the more stringent Energy Star 5.0 requirements which 
will become effective later this year. The Mac Pro enclosure is made 
of highly recyclable aluminium and the interior is designed to be more 
material-efficient. The Mac Pro uses PVC-free internal cables and 
components and contains no brominated flame retardants. The new Mac 
Pro achieves EPEAT Gold status.*****

Every Mac includes Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system 
which features Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back 
up everything on a Mac; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly 
browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, the best way 
to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an 
intuitive feature used to create groups of applications and instantly 
switch between them; Mail with easy setup and elegant, personalised 
stationery; and iChat, the most advanced video chat. Every Mac comes 
with Apple’s innovative iLife ’09 suite of applications for managing 
photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. iLife 
’09 features iPhoto, which introduces Faces and Places as breakthrough 
new ways to easily organise and manage your photos; iMovie with 
powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video 
stabilisation and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand which 
introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar. 
Optional Apple professional applications include Aperture, Final Cut 
Express, Final Cut Studio, Logic Express, Logic Studio and Shake.

Pricing & Availability
The new Mac Pro will be available mid March through the Apple Stores (www.apple.com/au)
, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.

The new quad-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of A$4,499 
inc GST, includes:
• one 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor with 8MB of 
L3 cache;
• 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 8GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
• 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold 
separately);
• four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
• five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports;
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
• ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.

The new 8-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of A$5,899 inc 
GST, includes:
• two 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with 8MB of 
shared L3 cache;
• 6GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 32GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
• 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold 
separately);
• four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
• five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports;
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
• ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.

Build to order options and accessories include: one 2.93 GHz Quad-Core 
Intel Xeon processor for the quad-core Mac Pro; two 2.66 GHz or two 
2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors for the 8-core Mac Pro; up to 
8GB for the quad-core Mac Pro and up to 32GB for the 8-core Mac Pro of 
1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory; up to four 1TB Serial ATA hard drives 
running at 7200 rpm; Mac Pro RAID card; up to two 18x SuperDrives with 
double-layer support; ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics with 512MB of GDDR5 
memory; AirPort Extreme 802.11n; Apple Keyboard, Apple Wireless 
Keyboard; Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse; Mac OS X Server Leopard. 
Complete build-to-order options and pricing are available at www.apple.com/au/macpro
.

*Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac 
Pro 8-core 2.93 GHz systems and previous generation Mac Pro 8-core 3.2 
GHz systems. Based on estimate SPECfp_rate_base2006 results, SPEC is a 
registered trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation 
Corporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org for more information.

**Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac 
Pro 8-core 2.93 GHz systems with 6GB of RAM and shipping previous 
generation Mac Pro 8-core 3.2 GHz systems with 8GB of RAM. Results are 
based on the STREAM v. 5.8 benchmark (www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/ref.html)
  using OMP support for multiprocessor-compiled builds. Memory latency 
data provided by Intel.

***Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac 
Pro 8-core 2.93 GHz systems with 6GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, 
and shipping previous generation Mac Pro 8-core 3.2 GHz systems with 
8GB of RAM and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT. Results based on Call of Duty 4 
v1.7.1, Timedemoambush, Timedemobog, Timedemopipeline, maximum 
graphics quality, 4x antialiasing, at 1680 x 1050.

****Testing by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac Pro 8-
core 2.93 GHz configured with Mac Pro RAID card. Testing conducted 
using Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-sec ramp-up, five-min run, 512KB 
request size, and four outstanding IOs. System configured with the OS 
and test volume on a single four-drive SAS RAID 0 volume. Performance 
tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the 
approximate performance of Mac Pro RAID Card.

*****EPEAT is an independent organisation that helps customers compare 
the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products 
meeting all of the 23 required criteria and at least 75 percent of the 
optional criteria are recognised as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT 
program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard 
for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more 
information visit www.epeat.net. Systems configured with multiple 
graphics cards, a Mac Pro RAID card, or a Fibre Channel card do not 
meet Energy Star or EPEAT Gold requirements.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the 
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the 
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation 
with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and 
professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital 
media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and 
iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its 
revolutionary iPhone.

SYDNEY, Australia – March 4, 2009 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, has accelerated its involvement in Australian motorsport, announcing a major partnership between its Norton 360 brand and the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Symantec will partner with Triple Eight Race Engineering, with the Norton 360 logo featuring on the TeamVodafone V8 Supercars driven by current V8 Supercar champion, Jamie Whincup and V8 Supercar legend, Craig Lowndes.

Symantec will also be the naming rights sponsor of the Melbourne round of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series, to be called the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge.

The partnership with TeamVodafone and Triple Eight Race Engineering is an extension of an existing relationship with Symantec and Craig Lowndes, who carried the Norton logo on his helmet and race suit throughout the 2008 season.

“Our partnership with Craig Lowndes has been extremely successful, helping raise consumer awareness of Internet safety issues and promoting the speed and performance of our products,” said Symantec’s consumer spokesperson Pacific, Matthew Drake.

“Motorsport is a great platform for communication with consumers given our products are engineered for speed.”

Lowndes became the Norton Internet Safety Ambassador for Australia and New Zealand at the beginning of last year, and continues to promote online safety and security to consumers.

“Our partnership with the team complements the awareness-raising work we have been doing with Craig in our region, as well as various Symantec online safety programs currently underway elsewhere in the world,” said Drake.

Team principal, Roland Dane, says the partnership with Symantec is a great boost to his championship-winning team.

“Any time motor racing attracts a major new corporate sponsor it’s a good thing,” said Dane.

“Given the current economic environment, the addition of a fortune 500 company like Symantec on the cars is particularly helpful to our prospects of defending the Supercar title.”

Chief Executive Officer of V8 Supercars Australia, Cameron Levick, has welcomed Symantec’s increased commitment to V8 racing.

“Like a number of other key sponsors Symantec clearly sees good value in V8 Supercars and we are pleased that the audience of the sport aids the awareness-raising objectives,” said Levick.

“This is a key announcement for our sport as we and our teams continue to defy current commercial trends. We welcome Symantec, through the Norton name, into our sport and look forward to a lengthy relationship.”

The Norton 360 Sandown Challenge will comprise two sprint-length races on August 1 and 2, 2009.

The new Sandown race promoter, V8 Supercar Events, says Symantec’s sponsorship will help to rebuild the Melbourne race as a major event on the V8 Championship calendar.

“Our aim this year is to restore some of the prestige to Sandown as an iconic inner-city race venue,” said Levick.

“The Norton 360 sponsorship gives the Sandown race a strong platform for future growth and will allow us to provide a better experience for race-goers.”

The Norton 360 Sandown Challenge will also be an occasion to thank Victorian fire-fighters for their efforts during the recent deadly bushfires. Five hundred of the fire-fighters will receive tickets to the Melbourne race courtesy of Symantec.

About Norton from Symantec

Symantec’s Norton products protect consumers from traditional threats with antivirus, anti-spam and spyware protection, as well as bots, drive-by downloads and identity theft– while also being light on system resources. The company also provides services such as online backup and PC tuneup, and is a trusted source for family online safety.

Consumers want speed and performance in a security suite as well as protection. Norton 360 has received numerous awards and accolades from reviewers both locally and globally who have praised its industry-leading performance and very low impact on system speed. Norton 360 local awards include Australian PC User Best Buy and Security Software Product of the Year 2008 and 2007, New Zealand Netguide Best Security Software 2008 and Best in Test, Australian Netguide Best in Test,  Australian PC Authority Recommended, The Australian Tech Check Choice, New Zealand Dominion Post’s iDom’s Pick , Editor’s Choice from ZDNet, CNet and Impulsegamer, and many more. 

According to GfK figures, since its launch in 2007 Norton 360 has been the best-selling Internet security suite in Australia and New Zealand.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organisations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Empire: Total War available now in stores around the globe.

Wednesday 4th March 2009 – SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America Inc. today announce that both the retail and downloadable version of Empire: Total War™ are available today for PC.
For the first time in Total War history, players will command their fleet in true 3D Naval Combat, as well as leading their armies in the stunning land battles that are the critically acclaimed hallmark of the series. Alongside the open ‘Grand Campaign’ game mode now sits the groundbreaking ‘Road to Independence’, a brand new episodic campaign which will gradually introduce newcomers to the incredible size of the Total War experience, as well as giving Total War veterans a new way to experience the game through a challenging objective based structure.
“Empire: Total War has exceeded all our expectations. It’s one of those rare “great works” that the team will remember with enormous pride for the rest of their lives, and the public will remember as one of the landmark games of the decade,” says Mike Simpson, Creative Director at The Creative Assembly, “Looking ahead, we’re excited about delivering more quality content to Empire via updates and downloadable content and we’re looking forward to taking the Total War franchise on to even greater heights”.
Empire: Total War is set in the 18th century, a turbulent era that is the most requested by Total War’s loyal fan base and a period alive with global conflict, revolutionary fervour and technological advances. With themes such as the Industrial Revolution, America’s struggle for independence, the race to control Eastern trade routes and the globalisation of war on land and sea, Empire: Total War promises to be the richest and most dynamic PC RTS game of all time.
For further information on Empire: Total War please visit www.totalwar.com. To experience a taste of Total War download the demo on www.totalwar.com/demo.  For assets on Empire: Total War or other SEGA games please visit www.sega-press.com.

About SEGA Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe’s web site is located at www.sega-europe.com.

About SEGA of America Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.  The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com.

A beanbag inspired by two-piece electronic band Daft Punk, an Olympic torch designed for the 2016 Tokyo Olympic Games, costumes for the Wizard of Oz made of recycled materials, and a computer controlled robotic arm are just some of the outstanding pieces featured in Top Designs, on show at Melbourne Museum from 21 March to 26 July 2009.

Top Designs is in its ninth year at Melbourne Museum and is a major component of the VCE Season of Excellence, managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. The exhibition features exemplary student design in a range of VCE studies: Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Systems Engineering, Media, VET Multimedia and Visual Communication and Design.

Students were selected by six specialist panellists for display in the exhibition. The exhibitors achieved a very high score in their VCE studies. The works chosen display mastery of media and processes, originality and flair and include furniture and clothing design, photography, short films, mechanical projects and graphic design products.

Folios and design plans are exhibited alongside the works, providing visitors with an insight into the development of each design from the original concept, design options and trailing of materials to the finished product and evaluation.

Works featured in the exhibition include:
• Costume designs for the good and wicked witches in The Wizard of Oz – Visual Communication and Design
• Beach Wedding Dress – Design and Technology
• A Chilli inspired menu – Food and Technology
• Short films, animation, print layout and photography – Media
• Remote controlled tugboat – Systems Engineering
• The Day the Music Died game – VET Multimedia

“Top Designs is an annual exhibition that has been showcased at Melbourne Museum for a number of years. The level of imagination and skill demonstrated by the students is extraordinary. Visitors will no doubt be amazed at the work produced by these talented students,” said Brett Dunlop, Manager, Melbourne Museum.

“Importantly, all students receive free admission to Top Designs, giving them the opportunity to view the exhibition and in turn inspire them to become the next generation of talented Australian designers. Melbourne Museum presents a range of education programs in conjunction with Top Designs and aimed at this year’s VCE students, greatly enhancing the educational aspect of the exhibition” he added.

The exhibition reflects Designed to Inspire, Museum Victoria’s commitment to the recognition and promotion of the work of emerging and practising Australian designers. Previously hosted design exhibitions at Melbourne Museum include, Premier’s Design Awards and The Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award Exhibition.

Top Designs
Melbourne Museum
21 March to 26 July 2009
Included with Museum entry (FREE for students)

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton.  Open 10.00am to 5.00pm daily.  $6 Adults, FREE children and concession.  For further information, visit museumvictoria.com.au or phone 13 11 02.

Six Additional Tracks from Countries throughout Europe and the James Bond Theme Song Further Add to Guitar Hero World Tour’s Downloadable Content Set List 

Sydney, Australia – March 4, 2009 – This month, gamers will again be able to expand their virtual set lists with over a dozen new downloadable tracks for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour.  With over 37 million songs downloaded for the franchise to date, Guitar Hero® fans will soon be able to experience more awesome music – from the likes of English rock ‘n’ roll icons Queen, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, a host of European superstars and more – which will join the more than 550 songs rocking the Guitar Hero catalogue already.

On March 5th, Guitar Hero World Tour’s global music library will continue to grow with three additional tracks from some of Europe’s greatest bands.  The third European Track Pack, which includes the hit song “Break It Out” by Italian pop punk band Vanilla Sky and “In the Shadows” by one of Finland’s most successful bands, The Rasmus, will also contain “C’est Comme Ça”  the top single from French pop rock duo Les Rita Mitsouko’s 1986 album The No Comprendo.

As a follow-up to the third European Track Pack, rockers from the Netherlands, Germany and Spain will also be contributing to Guitar Hero World Tour’s increasing catalogue of downloadable content.  On March 19th, the Dutch symphonic rock/metal band Within Temptation takes the virtual stage with “What Have You Done,” the first single off their fourth studio album The Heart of Everything. Joining them are German punk band Die Toten Hosen, who made their debut appearance in Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, playing an encore as part of the full band experience with their 1988 hit “Hier Kommt Alex” and Spanish rock band M-Clan with their classic song “Carolina.”

Already appearing as an in game playable character; on March 19th, guitar savant and music legend Jimi Hendrix returns to Guitar Hero World Tour’s stage once again with an extraordinary three song Track Pack that will set fans fingers ablaze as they strive to keep up with his intense guitar riffs and insane solos.  The second Jimi Hendrix Track Pack features “Freedom” and” Angel,” two hit singles off of his First Rays of the New Rising Sun album, and a one of a kind 1969 live from Woodstock recording of the timeless classic “Foxey Lady.”  Additionally, the songs from the first Jimi Hendrix Track Pack – “If 6 was 9,” “Little Wing” and “Fire” – will also be available on March 19th as downloadable singles for Wii™.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Queen, one of the greatest and most influential bands of all-time, take centre stage on March 26th with downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour.  The three song Queen Track Pack contains some of the band’s most iconic tracks including the power ballad, “We Are The Champions,” which has become one of the most common anthems celebrating the ultimate victory, as well as “Fat Bottomed Girls” from the 1978 album Jazz and “C-lebrity,” from their 2008 album with Paul Rodgers, The Cosmos Rocks.

On March 26th, Bond aficionados and Guitar Hero rockers alike will have another reason to celebrate as Guitar Hero World Tour releases a new recording of the classic James Bond theme song as downloadable content.

The two European Track Packs, Jimi Hendrix Track Pack and Queen Track Pack will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system for $9.95.  The songs in the two European Track Packs, Queen Track Pack plus the James Bond Track will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $3.45 and Wii™ for 200 Wii Points each.  The Jimi Hendrix tracks will be available as downloadable singles for Wii for 200 Wii Points.

Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero’s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online* and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online.  The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a wired microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock ‘n’ roll anthems.  Music creators are also able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.

Guitar Hero World Tour is now available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, the Wii home video game system from Nintendo and the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.  The game is rated “PG” (Mild themes and Violence, Sexual references and mild coarse language) by the Classification Board.  For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit worldtour.guitarhero.com.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as “outlook,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “remains,” “to be,” “plans,” “believes,” “may,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimate,” future,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “project,” “remain,” “scheduled,” “set to,” “subject to,” “upcoming” and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing’s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing’s ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next-generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing’s products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Activision Publishing, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard’s success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated, and the other factors identified in Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

Sydney, Australia. — Mar. 4, 2009 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) has announced that Bruce Claflin has been appointed Chairman of its Board of Directors.  Mr. Claflin replaces Hector Ruiz, who retired from AMD’s Board in conjunction with assuming the position of Chairman of the Board of “The Foundry Company”.  Mr. Claflin has been a member of AMD’s Board of Directors since August, 2003.  

The AMD Board also appointed Waleed Al Mokarrab to the Board.  Mr. Al Mokarrab is chief operating officer of Mubadala Development Company.

“Bruce Claflin brings a wealth of business experience that applies directly to the challenges and opportunities relevant to our company,” said Dirk Meyer, president and chief executive officer of AMD. “We are also honored to welcome Waleed Al Mokarrab to the Board.  His experience in business development across a broad range of industries will be an invaluable asset to AMD.”

Mr. Meyer continues in his role as president and CEO, and as a member of the AMD Board of Directors.

Mr. Claflin has 33 years of experience in senior positions with IBM, Digital Equipment and most recently as CEO and member of the board of directors of 3Com Corporation, a provider of voice and data networking products and services. He has run major personal computer businesses and has extensive international experience, including the founding and management of international joint ventures. In 2006, Mr. Claflin retired from 3Com Corporation. Mr. Claflin is also a member of the board of directors for Ciena Corporation.

Waleed Al Mokarrab is the Chief Operating Officer of Mubadala. His primary responsibilities are to oversee Mubadala’s operational and business development activities. These include Mubadala’s international acquisitions and business development activities across a broad range of industries such as healthcare, education, energy, infrastructure, aerospace, real estate and technology. Prior to joining Mubadala, Mr. Al Mokarrab worked with the UAE Offsets Group as a Senior Projects Manager. He brought with him a wealth of experience from McKinsey & Company where he worked as a Consultant, advising on a range of industrial and governmental projects.

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.